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Personal Information
Transportation
William Silk was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.
Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland
Dorothy (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. - NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
CRIME: Convicted and given life for burglary and robbery (in Cork City Court), Lent 1820 (see NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849).
Irish Convict Database: William Silk, age 19, per Dorothy, 1820; Tried at Cork City, 1820, Life. Native of Cork, trade- porter. Colonial Secretary Index: SILK, William. Per "Dorothy", 1820 1823 Apr 4; 1824 Oct 11 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D pp.113, 118) 1824 May 6 - On monthly statement of changes in the convicts at Rooty Hill Station; from Prisoners Barracks, Sydney (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.255) 1824 Aug - Re permission to marry in the Roman Catholic Church (Reel 6064, 4/1789 p.112; Reel 6013, 4/3512 p.293) 1824 Nov 23 - On monthly statement of changes in the convicts at Rooty Hill Station; assigned to his wife Catherine Crampton (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.269)